The Best of the Early Years

~ Release by Bob Marley & The Wailers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Soul Shakedown Party
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (on 1970-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (on 1970-05-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (on 1970-05-05) and Peter Tosh (on 1970-05-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (on 1970-05-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (on 1970-05-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (on 1970-05-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (on 1970-05-05) and Bunny Wailer (on 1970-05-05)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1970-05-05)
recording of:
Soul Shakedown Party (on 1970-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Odnil Music
3.253:09
2Sun Is Shining
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-03)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-03)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-03) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1971-03)
melodica:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-03)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1971-03)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1971-03)
repeater:
Bunny Wailer (in 1971-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-03)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-03) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-03)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Sun Is Shining (original version) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Bob Marley Music and Bronjo Music
42:11
3Duppy Conqueror
recording of:
Duppy Conqueror
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music, Cayman Music Inc and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:16
4Small Axe
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
alto saxophone:
“Deadly” Headley Bennett (in 1970-09)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-09)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-09)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-09) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-09)
organ:
Glen Adams (in 1970-09)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1970-09)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1970-09)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-09)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Dave Barker (reggae artist) (in 1970-09), Peter Tosh (in 1970-09) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-09)
recording of:
Small Axe (in 1970-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
13:55
5African Herbsman
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-02)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-02)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-02)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1971-02)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-02)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-02) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-02)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-02)
recording of:
African Herbsman (in 1971-02)
additional lyricist:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens, Joe Price (Richie Havens collaborator) and Mark Roth
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
version of:
Indian Rope Man
2.52:24
6Trench Town Rock
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
edit of:
Trench Town Rock by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
3.552:58
7Lively Up Yourself
engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-08)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-08)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-08)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1971-08)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1971-08)
piano:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1971-08)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1971-08)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-08)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-08)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-08)
recording of:
Lively Up Yourself (in 1971-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Odnil Music Ltd. (from 1974 to present), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974) and Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974)
32:50
8Try Me
recording of:
Try Me (in 1970-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
13:06
9Soul Rebel
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer) (in 1970-11)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Soul Rebel (in 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Blue Mountain Music, Cayman Music Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited, Jamrec Music, Odnil Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
23:18
10Mr. Brown
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Mr. Brown (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2.53:31
11Don't Rock the Boat
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Don’t Rock the Boat (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
3.354:33
12Dreamland
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Karl Pitterson
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett
horn:
Richard Hall (Jamaican saxophonist)
keyboard:
Harold Butler and Tyrone Downie
percussion:
Bunny Wailer
saxophone:
Tommy McCook
background vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Peter Tosh
performer:
Bunny Wailer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recording of:
Dreamland (in 1971-02)
writer:
Neville Livingston
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
12:44
13Kaya
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Kaya (Lee “Scratch” Perry song) (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and New Town Sound Ltd.
42:40
14Keep on Moving
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-02)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-02)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-02) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1971-02)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1971-02)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-02)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-02) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-02)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-02)
recording of:
Keep On Moving (in 1971-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
is based on:
I Gotta Keep On Movin’
23:07
15Concrete Jungle
engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass:
Bunny Wailer (in 1971-07)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-07)
guitar:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-07)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1971-07)
percussion:
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (in 1971-07)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1971-07)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1971-07)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-07) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-07)
vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-07)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-07)
recording of:
Concrete Jungle (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
23:08
16Keep on Skanking
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1974-01)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1974-01)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1974-01) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1974-01)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1974-01)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1974-01)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Keep On Skanking (in 1974-01)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
New Town Sound Ltd.
13:22
17Natural Mystic
recording of:
Natural Mystic (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Bob Marley Music Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1977), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1977) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1977)
3.255:41
18I Know a Place
recording of:
I Know a Place
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Rita Marley
3:54